Prescription Drugs, Hidden Addiction

Prescription Drugs: The Hidden Addiction
Meridian Magazine
Prescription Drugs: The Hidden Addiction. By Darla Isackson · Notify me when this author publishes Comment on Article. Email Author · Author Archive · Send To a Friend. Print Article Bookmark and Share. “I was heavy into denial, but down deep in my ...

Drug Abuse is Major Threat to Street Kids
Voice of America
The journal Addiction has published a systematic review of 50 studies on street kids conducted in 22 countries. It describes a “hidden epidemic” of drug use that “poses serious health threats.” Dr. Paula Braitstein, who's based in Kenya, is the senior ...

Prescription for addiction
The Logan Banner
The costs of addiction are high, including severe depression, painful withdrawal symptoms, and fatal overdoses. Every year, more than 1 million Americans land in emergency rooms because of prescription drug abuse; the problem has grown steadily since ...

Drugs a serious threat to street kids
Health24.com
It's difficult to reduce drug use among street children without a good understanding of the problem, and up to now the research has been confined mainly to local studies with inconsistent results. Today, Addiction published a systematic review of 50 ...

Pastor Strawberry says true calling ahead, not baseball
USA TODAY
He'll talk two hours about his drug and alcohol addiction. He'll tell chilling details about prison life and crack houses. He'll tear up telling the pain and shame he caused his family, six children and two ex-wives before marrying Tracy, also an ...

Inquest: Gemma Morgan, 30, died after addiction to heroin caused devastating ...
This is Gloucestershire
DEVASTATED family members paid tribute to the NHS after hearing more than a decade of drug addiction claimed the life of their loved one. Gemma Morgan's life was cut short by her dependency on heroin, despite efforts to shake off her habit. An inquest ...

EXCLUSIVE: Warrenton doctor reprimanded for improperly prescribing drugs
The Daily Progress
The Virginia Board of Medicine recently reprimanded a Warrenton-based physician in June for violating the practice of medicine by improperly prescribing powerful painkillers for three years to a patient known for her drug addiction. Dr. Michael T. Lin ...

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